On the Air-dance recital 2015

Another year of dance has come to an end! My sweet Brooklyn loved every minute of her first year at Dance-n-Drill! So thankful for Lynn Ramey and her staff. What a great ministry they have!

Today, was Brooklyn's dance recital and she did fabulous! Not one once of nerves...all excitement! I was so proud of her. She only looked at her teacher once for help and it was towards the very end! She was a joy to watch! I'm grateful for a little break, but am certain, that we'll be starting back at our favorite dance studio in a few short months!

Brooklyn and her friend, Eden

Love my ballerina!

Moving

For the past 5 years, we've enjoyed living at our house on Hagan Road! It was our first home that we bought, and brought 3 of our 4 babies home from the hospital to that house. We lived a lot of life in the past 5 years and experienced many ups and downs!

This past Tuesday, we signed papers and closed on the sale of our home. It was a bittersweet time! Anxious for the future but sentimental over the past! We continue to drive by often, and I even caught Easton and Brooklyn waving at the house and kissing it goodbye!

These pictures are from the weekend we moved!

4 Year well check

This past week, Brooklyn had her 4 year well check with Dr. Smith. She got a clean bill of health and looked pretty cute while doing it! 

She continues to be on the smaller size, ranging from 25th percentile-50th on weight and right down the middle on height. She got 3 shots and cried a little but overall did well.

Brooklyn, at age 4, you:

-you continue to be very girly. You love lipgloss, nail polish, dancing, singing, playing with your baby dolls and dressing up. You pretend "wedding" a lot and always take your "husband" with us when we go places. You love to play house, too! You've told me several times that one day you plan on having 2 babies named Karaline and Olivia (2 friends from church)! 

-I know you're mine, but you really are a very sweet and obedient girl. You don't disobey very often and it's even more rare that you throw a fit. I think you learned long ago that all that gets you is a spanking, so you typically keep things in check. I'm so grateful for that!

-still love kitty

-very much a mommy's girl! You refer to me as "sweet mommy" & I pretty much melt every time!

-take an afternoon nap but many times I let you stay up and you help me with things around the house. I enjoy that one on one time with you!

Ballerina

My sweet Brooklyn Hope, mommy is so proud of you! By far, you are the most beautiful ballerina around. Love you, Twinkle Toes! :)

Easter 2015

This morning, the Crouse kids enjoyed digging through their baskets to see what the Easter bunny had brought! Maddie got: Big Hero 6, a Frozen plate and a little candy. Brooklyn got: Cinderella, a Frozen plate. Easton got: an ironman mask, Olaf utensils and a little candy. Haylee Grace got: new spoons, onesies and a little candy (that mommy and daddy will help her eat)! :)

We then got ready for church! It's hard to get every child smiling, let alone even looking at the camera, but we did our best! 

During the SS hour, we had a church wife brunch before moving into worship service. It was POWERFUL, today at Central Baptist Church! Praise God, for a risen Savior!

CBC Egg Hunt 2015

Another year, another successful egg hunt!! The wind was a little chilly this morning but the kids still had a great time! 

Comparisons

What a difference a year makes!!